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Hesperolinon sharsmithiae

Hesperolinon sharsmithiae R. O'Donnell

Sharsmith's Western Flax, Sharsmith's Dwarf Flax

Linaceae (Flax Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: HESH3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

"Herbs, 5–50 cm, puberulent on stems just distal to nodes, otherwise glabrous or glabrate; unbranched proximally, branches from distal nodes dichotomous, widely spreading. Leaves alternate; stipular glands present only at proximal nodes; blade linear, 15–20 × 1–1.5 mm, base flat, not clasping, margins without stalked glands. Inflorescences: cymes dichasial, open, internodes long, flowers scattered; bract margins sparsely glandular. Pedicels 0.5–2 mm near tips of branches, 4–5 mm in fruit, ascending, not bent at apex. Flowers: sepals erect, not reflexed at tip, oblanceolate, (1.5–)3 mm, equal, margins sparsely glandular, surfaces glabrous; petals widely spreading, yellow, veins sometimes red-streaked, oblanceolate to obovate, or almost oval, 3–4.5 mm, apex erose; cup yellow, rim lobed between filaments and petal attachments; stamens exserted; filaments 1.5–2.5 mm; anthers yellow, dehisced anthers 1–1.5 mm; ovary chambers 6; styles 3, color not known, 2–3.5 mm, exserted." (Webref: 3).